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NTD Data Hub Analysis: Ticket Splitting in Key Battleground States Threatens GOP Congressional Ambitions
Former President Donald Trump leads in the polls in the states of Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. But Democratic senatorial candidates are ahead of their republican counterparts. Polling suggests voters are ticket-splitting.
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Cook Political Report Moves Pennsylvania Senate Race to ‘Toss-Up’, Nebraska Race to ‘Lean Republican’
The Cook Political Report, an influential source in political circles, on Oct. 21 moved the Senate race in Pennsylvania to a “toss-up” and the one in Nebraska to “lean R.” The Pennsylvania Senate race between incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and millionaire businessman and army veteran Dave McCormick has become close in recent weeks with […]
DOJ Deploys District Elections Officers to Handle ‘Threats’ and ‘Intimidation’ at Polls
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the deployment of district elections officers to handle reports of intimidation and threats, fraud, and other election irregularities as part of the Election Day program. Multiple news releases from the DOJ were sent last week for specific districts, with similar or the exact same wording for the […]
Supreme Court Rejects Cohen’s Appeal Alleging Retaliation By Trump
The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 rejected a request from former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to hear his case alleging retaliation by his ex-boss. The court’s rejection was part of a longer order list and didn’t include any explanation. Cohen had argued that two lower courts wrongly dismissed a claim that former President Donald Trump […]
Trump and Harris Make Final Pushes in Key Battleground States
With just over two weeks to go before the 2024 presidential election and the race in a dead heat, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail in strategic battleground states. Trump made three North Carolina stops Monday, including a visit to see storm damage in Asheville. Harris is […]
US House Task Force Releases Scathing Report on 1st Trump Assassination Attempt
The House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump concluded that the incident was preventable, releasing new testimony from local law enforcement officials who provided accounts of communications and operational failures at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Released on Monday, the report concluded that there was a “lack of […]
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Autoworkers, Arab Americans Pivotal Groups in Michigan’s Presidential Election
The presidential race in Michigan is shaping up to be extremely close with the FiveThirtyEight polling average showing Vice President Kamala Harris with a 0.1 percent lead over former President Donald Trump. With a race this close, any gain or loss among union members or turnout fluctuations among Arab Americans angry over the current administration’s […]
Harris’s Outreach to Faith-Based Groups a ‘Tough Sell’ in Context of Her Policy Stances, Record: Analyst
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump were in swing states over the weekend, vying for votes. Brad Polumbo, a Steamboat Blankley Institute fellow and the co-founder of BasedPolitics, discussed the final days of the race to the White House.
Trump Was Smart to Campaign at McDonald’s: Political Analyst
Former President Donald Trump says Vice President Kamala Harris never worked at McDonald’s despite her saying she did. That’s why Trump on Sunday served burgers and fries to customers at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania and now says he worked at McDonald’s longer than she did. NTD spoke with political analyst Mike Leon about the Republican […]
Trump Surveys Hurricane Damage, Lauds Early Voting Record in North Carolina
Former President Donald Trump on Monday surveyed damage from Hurricane Helene as he visited North Carolina. He lauded the early voting record and promised to support the state’s recovery efforts. In response to a question at a news conference near Asheville, North Carolina, Trump shared his message to those early voters: “The first thing I’d […]
Kamala Harris Targets 3 States in Swing State Blitz With Liz Cheney
Vice President Kamala Harris is hitting the Midwestern battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin in a final pitch to undecided voters. This comes as the race remains razor-thin in the three “blue wall” states that could solidify a win for either Harris or former President Donald Trump. Combined, all three states account for 44 […]
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Trump Delivers Remarks to the Press in Asheville, North Carolina
U.S. presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump delivers remarks to the press at 12 p.m. ET on Oct. 21 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Nevada’s Early Voters Show Passion as Republicans Turn Out in Numbers
One day after Nevada began in-person early voting, the results were already striking, with Republicans outnumbering Democrats 22,284 to 11,854 at early voting locations across the Silver State, according to statistics from Nevada’s Secretary of State. It is a pattern that held even in the state’s most populous county, Clark, where 14,750 Republicans turned out […]
Trump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Have To’ Use Military Force Against China’s Blockade of Taiwan
Former president Donald Trump said he “wouldn’t have to” use military force against a China blockade of Taiwan because Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping respects him and “knows I’m [expletive] crazy.” Trump told the Wall Street Journal editorial board on Oct. 17 that he would raise tariffs on China-made goods to 150–200 to dissuade Xi […]
Trump Attends Pittsburgh Steelers Game in Key State Ahead of Election
Former President Donald Trump attended the Oct. 20 primetime game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets. The Steelers announced the appearance of the 45th president and 2024 GOP presidential nominee on Oct. 19 and that security measures would be in place, though the NFL team did not specify what those would be. “With […]
Harris Campaigns in Georgia for 60th Birthday, Trump Touts Fracking in Pennsylvania
With Election Day only 16 days away, Vice President Kamala Harris spent her birthday on Sunday campaigning in Georgia, while former President Donald Trump was in Pennsylvania. On her 60th birthday, Harris attended a service at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in the city of Stonecrest. Also on Sunday Harris sat down for an interview […]
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Trump, Harris Trying to Reach ‘Everyday Americans’ in Final Weeks: Political History Professor
Professor of American Political History at Gannon University in Erie Pennsylvania—a county sometimes dubbed “The bellwether of bellwethers”—spoke with NTD about the presidential candidates’ latest attempts to reach voters in swing states. He says with former president Donald Trump working at McDonald’s, and Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at a church, both are trying to […]
Trump Serves Food at Pennsylvania McDonald’s as Harris Visits Churches in Georgia
Former President Donald Trump on Oct. 20 served food at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, a key state in the 2024 election. Over in Georgia, another swing state, Vice President Kamala Harris visited two churches as both candidates vie to sway undecideds in battleground states in the final stretch before the Nov. 5 election. The Republican […]
Hispanic Business Owners Identify With Harris, But Trust Trump More on Economy: Business Council CEO
Pollster Nate Silver updated his prediction for the election on Thursday, showing former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris by around half of one percentage point—50.2 percent to 49.5 percent. To discuss what voters want—from a business perspective and in terms of the Latino vote—NTD spoke to Javier Palomarez, founder and CEO of […]
UK Labour Party Staff Travel to US to Back Harris’s Campaign
A number of British Labour Party staff members are traveling to the United States to support Vice President Kamala Harris in her presidential bid. The news spread quickly on social media, however, drawing criticism regarding alleged election interference by foreign nationals. NTD’s international correspondent Malcolm Hudson has more from London.
Harris Should Focus on Voter Turnout, Momentum in ‘Blue Wall’ States: Harris Campaign Adviser
Vice President Kamala Harris has been campaigning in the ‘Blue Wall’ battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania this week. The ‘Blue Wall’ is a term that refers to 18 states, mostly in the north-central and northeast of the country, that Democrats won in every presidential election from 1992–2012. Three of them—Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—could […]